Ankle technique - how much weight/pressure do you apply to the pedal?
Hey peeps
I feel like there are 2 approaches to the ankle technique. One is where you let your legs rest on the pedal and you mostly use your calves to let the pedal bounce (as taught by Marthyn of drumtechnique academy).
The second approach is lifting the legs permanently and fully moving your feet along with the pedal - thus using calves to push and shin to pull the feet.
The former technique puts more weight of the leg and more pressure on the pedal. The latter puts the pressure on the throne since you have to support your weight without your legs resting on the pedal.
So ... How do you do it? What is your approach? Do you think one is superior to the other? Are you somewhere in-between? Do you use a different ankle approach?
Let me know.
I for one am pretty unsure what I want to do. I like the first approach for being easy and the latter for the control. I feel the weight of my legs makes it difficult for me to really relax into the motion, so I tend to play with the second approach.